There are many types of web hosting, which differ both in the technology of providing services and in the types of equipment, technical parameters, server operating system, and the range of services included in the concept of web hosting. Often, novice webmasters and site owners are simply lost in all the variety of offers. Let’s make your choice easier!
1. When should you choose shared hosting? We recommend that all beginners start their online business based on shared hosting, which will cope with the load of 1500-3000 visitors per day.
Usually, these are:
- Sites for providing services, for example, eyelash extensions and apartment renovations.
- Equipment repairs, etc.
- Regional online stores with a small assortment of goods.
- Business card sites of companies.
Excess load
For a loaded site, restrictions from the hosting provider itself will be activated since it needs to ensure the simultaneous operation of all sites for a large number of consumers on one server.
The site will be unavailable if the limits are exhausted:
- by the load on the central processor (CPU Limit);
- on RAM (RAM Limit);
- Per database (DB Rate Limit).
When a site is blocked, you need to increase the limits of the above parameters by switching to a more expensive plan. The question of which tariff will withstand the load is decided through technical support.
You can easily switch from shared hosting to a VPS/VDS server if your business goes beyond the regional and becomes popular in the country. You don’t have to recreate the site.
2. What sites need a virtual server?
Hosting on a virtual server is worth ordering if more than 5,000 – 10,000 visitors to your site per day.
Most often, these resources include:
- popular information sites and blogs;
- loaded eCommerce sites;
- News sites.
Exceeding the limit
If the limit is exceeded in the case of a virtual server, the restrictions do not lead to a complete shutdown of the site but only to a slight drop in the page speed. Depleting RAM on the server or disk space may require expansion for a certain surcharge.
3. Sites that require a dedicated server. A dedicated server is worth ordering if more than 10,000 people visit your site daily.
Usually, these are high-load projects:
- SaaS services
- file storages
Exceeding the limit
The server will “pull” almost any load, except for large service sites, like amazon.com or eBay, which, with millions of visitors, require almost an entire data centre to work.
You can get both VPS servers and dedicated hosting options for your business in our company. We can evaluate your needs to provide you with the most effective solution.
